Disclaimer: This guide is a guideline. Do not treat anything you find here as the only and absolute truth. Also due to the lack of a lot of information and testing, most of the stated things are subject to change and can differ based on personal preference.

I wrote this guide because nobody else seemed to have done it yet. And with 4.0 drawing this close a lot of hunters are seeking for some advise.
This guide is meant to address the basic changes and provide basic information. For in-dept discussion I would refer you to the Elitist Jerks topics about cataclysm which are a better place. That is where I and a lot of other (often more knowledgeable) people can help you out with technical questions / comments / suggestions.

My information is gained from a lot of lot of different sources, if you feel entitled to credit on certain information, let me know and I’ll credit you.

If this guide contains any error or is unclear in one way or another, please let me know.

Basic and Mechanical changes in 4.0 and beyond

(Credit to Asuras on the MMO hunter forums for his compilation which I shamelessly copied and edited to my own believes :P)